On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century - Hardcover MoMA Exhibition Catalog | Modern Art Book for Collectors & Museum Enthusiasts | Perfect for Home Decor & Art Studies

On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
ISBN:
0870707825
Author:
Cornelia H. Butler, Catherine de Zegher, and the Museum of Modern Art
Publisher:
The Museum of Modern Art
Release Date:
2010-12-31
Seller Category:
DRAWING
Qty Available:
1
Condition:
Used: Excellent
Sku: AFAB0107
Notes: Near Fine, First Edition, 8vo, 10 3/4" x 9 1/4." Pictorial paper-covered boards. Front-cover illustration with colors on a white background (Julie Mehrutu's 'Rising Down'), gray spine with white lettering and line graphic, detail of Maurice Perron's black-and-white gelatin silver print of Francoise Sullivan, 'Danse dans la Neige' on back cover. Binding tight bruised tips, minor wear to head and tail, mild soiling to top-edge and side-edge, else, clean and unmarked. Pages replete with color illustrations of different artworks thematically related to the concept of the line, 228 pp. Published for an exhibition of the same name that was held in 2010-2011 at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. Scholarly discussion of the line and how it appears and is used in art. A variety of artworks, artists, and media are represented including Julie Mehretu, Atsuko Tanaka, Michelle Stuart, Vasily Kandinsky, Sol Lewitt, et al. Acquired from the private library of photorealist, Robert Bechtle and art historian, Whitney Chadwick.